Indigo Rescue

12/19/2025

Hey! How 'bout some adorable holiday pictures of Dolly's puppies?!  Most of them have their eyes open. They'll be three weeks old in three days and they're growing sooo fast! 🐶❤️🐾

Big thanks to Carla and Steve for staging them ❤️

12/15/2025

Hello! We have a very generous anonymous donor who has offered to match all donations we receive through 12/31/25 up to $6000!!

This is an amazing opportunity for us to raise enough money to cover the cost of the spays/neuters/microchips/vaccinations/ worming and flea treatment of our nine puppies and their mama.

We understand that everyone is strapped and trying to keep up with the holidays, but if you can spare even $20, it will really help us maximize this incredible matching opportunity.

Please SHARE. We REALLY appreciate it. I've attached our Venmo QR, or you can donate directly through this post. THANK YOU!!

Here are today's pics of Dolly and her nine Country Western themed puppies (I'll post their names/genders in the comments under each puppy) ❤️🐾❤️

12/14/2025

Today we're sharing some very sad news. We had to make the incredibly difficult decision to euthanize one of our original two alpacas, Wallace.

Wallace was the sweetest, most adorable and brightest character. He loved to get sprayed with the hose in the summer. He would bow down on his knees so he could be under the spray umbrella. He and Webber always came over to greet every new visitor.  The veterinarian said she has never met alpacas as friendly as those two boys. 

Webber and Wallace have been with us 18 1/2 years.  They are 19 years old. They are well past the average lifespan of an alpaca, so we knew this day would come, but it doesn't make it any easier to face.

Yesterday, Wallace was out in the field enjoying the weather, but today he could not get to his feet. The vet thinks he either had cancer or maybe he threw a clot. He was still eating and drinking, but without being able to get to his feet, we wanted to spare him any suffering. 

For now, while we grieve the loss of one of our beloved boys, we also worry about Webber, who has been his companion for their entire lives. We do have the younger alpaca boys, but they have not been together yet. We're going to be trying that soon, and hopefully the young alpacas will respect Webber, who has always been the man in charge. 

Hoping Wallace and Webber will be reunited one day. Until then, rest in peace sweet boy. 💔❤️💔

12/13/2025

Dolly and her puppies continue to do well. The puppies are twelve days old and growing fast. They're still perfectly chubby! Good mama! There are 5 boys and 4 girls. ❤️

Video in the comments below. 😊

12/11/2025

A couple of weeks ago we posted some pics of one of our newly updated Dorms at Indigo Ranch, where we do homestyle dog boarding in an idyllic country setting in Vernonia.

We have 2 fenced acres for dogs to run and play together, sofas and TV's for homelike entertainment, and round-the-clock staff. We can also accommodate most dogs with special needs.

We've been working so hard and we're so proud that we thought we'd share pics of the next Dorm we just completed!

We're still running our special of one free night of boarding, a $50 value, when you book using the code word "Friend" (subject to availability).

We currently still have space available for the Christmas/New Year holiday so get your reservation in soon at indigoranch.org !!

AND remember, 100% of the profits from the boarding business at Indigo Ranch supports our lifesaving rescue work at Indigo Rescue. We are the only dog boarding business in the Northwest that does this!!

Please SHARE, because the better Indigo Ranch does, the more rescue work we can accomplish!

Thank you!!

12/08/2025

After everyone is full and snoozing, mama takes a well-deserved break ❤️

12/06/2025

Mama Dolly and her chubby lil' babies are doing great (and growing at rocket speed)! ❤️🐾❤️

The end of the tax year  is fast approaching, and you've probably all heard donations are down, adoptions are down, and vet costs are up. We just spayed, neutered, microchip, vaccinated, wormed, and flea treated 10 puppies and their mama, and before too long we will be facing the same for Dolly and her 9 puppies!

We all really love being able to save these lives, but financially, it's killing us and the end to these difficult times are nowhere on the horizon.  If you can donate to help us out, especially during these difficult times, we would be so grateful. You can make a one time donation, or you can sign up for a monthly contribution. 

We've included the QR code for Venmo donations, and the link to donate through Paypal on our website. Whatever is easiest for you, we can make it work.

PLEASE SHARE! It takes a village...

We truly thank you from the bottom of our hearts:
https://indigorescue.org/donate

12/05/2025

UPDATE:

There's more to the story. We hadn't mentioned it before because it just makes people so sad, but Dolly had one stillborn puppy along with her nine surviving puppies. It did not have a sac or placenta. She had also been occasionally pushing after the puppies were born, but yesterday she really started pushing, and the fosters became very concerned.

We scheduled bringing Dolly to the vet this morning, but last night after 9 PM the fosters could see a baby was definitely crowning.  Four days after the puppies were born! So her fosters brought her straight to the Emergency Vet. Just after 1 AM, the vet called and told me, sadly, there had been three deceased puppies still in her uterus! I was shocked. Dolly actually had thirteen puppies!

Dolly was surviving on the street prior to ending up at the county shelter. I'm so sad when I think about what would have happened if she hadn't ended up at the shelter and hadn't come into our rescue and to our foster home before she had her puppies. I'm quite sure neither she nor her puppies would have made it. 😢

I guess in some ways we can call her very lucky, even though she was also very unlucky. But the best news is that now, this will never happen to her again.

A very special thank you to Carla and Steve, her fosters, who didn't just take care of her through this drama, but they took her to the emergency vet, a long way from their home, and then to my home late last night for medication. They were so concerned about her and it's clear how much they love her.

Dolly perked right up after all the drama and her nine surviving babies are all doing well.

Reminder:
PLEASE SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS!!

It WILL save lives...

12/03/2025

Good Morning - with Dolly and her sweet babies...❤️

12/03/2025

An Update (as promised 😉):

Last night (December 1st), at around 8 PM, mama Dolly started giving birth to her puppies. She continued until approximately 2:30 AM. Her foster family stayed with her for reassurance the entire time. They did an excellent job with their first experience as puppy birthing mid-wives 😂🐾❤️.

Without further ado, here's the whole adorable, cuddly family of nine puppies in the order they were born (except for the pic of two puppies, which are number 7 and 9 😊). ❤️🐾❤️

11/30/2025

Dolly Update:

Pretty girl is still getting lots of R&R (Relaxing and Recovering). Her belly is getting big, and her puppies are happily kicking and doing somersaults while waiting to emerge into our big, scary world.

While we don't have any idea what breed these puppies might be, it's going to be so important that we find them safe, happy homes that are willing and able to commit to them for their entire lives - not just while they're cute and convenient.

If you know of anyone who meets this criteria, please loop them in to Dolly's story so they know when the puppies are born. Let's work together and make sure Dolly and her babies get to have wonderful lives.

It takes a village...❤️

11/24/2025

Woop!!
Our rescued turkeys have been featured on Fox 12 news !! Watch the clip below. ❤️

Five turkeys abandoned at a hoarder house have found sanctuary at Indigo Ranch. For more Local News from KPTV: https://www.kptv.com/ For more YouTube Cont...